[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24012-24013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09749]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for ETA 9165, 
Unemployment Insurance Supplemental Budget Request Activities; New 
Collection

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collection 
of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that 
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden 
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are 
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on 
respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the new collection of data on the ETA 9165, 
Supplemental Budget Request Activities. The new ETA 9165 will be used 
by the National and regional offices to monitor the progress of State 
Workforce Agencies in successfully implementing projects funded through 
Supplemental Budget Requests. This information will include the funded 
project title and purpose, the project timeline and milestones, and a 
narrative description of the project implementation status. It will 
also include explanations of any delays in implementation, proposals 
for addressing any problems that caused the delay and new project 
timelines if applicable, a self-reported designation of the 
implementation status (i.e. complete/ahead of schedule/on schedule/or 
behind schedule), and a discussion of identified technical assistance 
needs for the successful completion of the project.

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before June 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Brad Wiggins, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3029 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by email: [email protected]. Individuals 
with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number 
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). To obtain a copy of the proposed 
information collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The new ETA 9165 report will contain information on activities 
funded by the Employment and Training Administration through 
Unemployment Insurance Supplemental Budget Requests, including the 
funded project/activity, the targeted start and completion dates for 
the project/activity, and the quarterly implementation status. These 
data are needed for budget preparation and control, program planning 
and evaluation, personnel assignment, program oversight and assessment, 
actuarial and program research, and for accounting to Congress and the 
public.

II. Review Focus

    The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to describe the quarterly status of funded Supplemental 
Budget Request activities, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    * Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    * Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    * Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of 
responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: Unemployment Insurance Supplemental Budget Request 
Activities.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: state governments.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 9165.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 53.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 212.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,590 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB

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approval of the ICR; they will also become a matter of public record.

Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-09749 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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